Renowned film critic and one-time Uptown Almanac commenter Roger Ebert passed away earlier today. A sad day for movie-buffs, journalists, and American culture alike.  But in keeping true to its instantaneous, flash-in-the-pan fashion, Twitter has stepped through the grieving process with unparallelled quickness:

1. Denial

no not ebert. no no no.

— Lisa (@lisatook) April 4, 2013

oh no, not ebert :[

— stephanie vacher (@awesome) April 4, 2013

2. Praise

The death of Roger Ebert closes an era. No other single person did so much to define popular dialogue about cinema.

— Russ Fischer (@russfischer) April 4, 2013

What a fucking great example of a life well lived. Thank you, @ebertchicago. May you live forever in everyone you inspired.

— Mike Monteiro (@Mike_FTW) April 4, 2013

3. Viral Lift

Roger Ebert on Battlefield Earth is one of the most hilarious things you'll ever read. fm4.fm/10vYaGO

— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) April 4, 2013

Young Roger Ebert twitter.com/pourmecoffee/s…

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) April 4, 2013

4. Self-Congratulation

Officially the least-polarizing death in the history of Twitter.

— Tim Murphy (@timothypmurphy) April 4, 2013

It's nice to see Twitter flooded with appreciation for someone who's passed away rather than just puns about their name and work.

— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) April 4, 2013

5. Jose Canseco (inevitably)